NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee coach Brian Callahan announced Tuesday he’s handing off the offensive play-calling duties to quarterbacks assistant Bo Hardegree with the Titans off to an 0-3 start.
“I think this is one of the best things for us at the moment to help me do a better job as a head coach and be more present and available for the football team and less involved in just the day-to-day minutiae of getting ready to call a game,” Callahan said. “So I think it’s going to be positive for us.”
Callahan was asked about whether he would consider not calling plays Monday after the Titans lost their ninth straight game going back to last season. Some fans chanted for him to be fired during the 41-20 loss to Indianapolis. He said then that everything was being evaluated.
He announced the change Tuesday, just before the Titans’ coordinators talked.
Callahan had plenty of other options for someone to call the offensive plays from senior offensive assistant and a former NFL coach in Mike McCoy, hired this offseason, and offensive coordinator Nick Holz whose role remains unchanged. Holz did not speak as usual Tuesday, though Hardegree did.